Keith B. Richburg is a member of the Editorial Board of The Washington Post and a Post Global Opinions columnist, where he writes primarily about foreign policy issues. From 2016 until mid-2023, he was Director of the Journalism and Media Studies Centre at the University of Hong Kong and a Professor of Practice, teaching courses on Covering Global Affairs, Feature Writing and on the role of the Journalist in Comics, Film, Fiction and Fact.
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Recent Articles
Opinion – A dictator’s fall brings jubilation — that quickly turns sour
By keith
/ January 8, 2025
THE WASHINGTON POST - The fall of a longtime dictator or dynasty typically opens a window of joy, hope and...
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Opinion – Africa’s coupmakers promised prosperity and security. They failed on both.
By keith
/ November 21, 2024
THE WASHINGTON POST - Around the world, especially during this “year of elections,” people have shown that when their elected...
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Opinion – China is trying to fix its economy — except the real problem
By keith
/ October 16, 2024
THE WASHINGTON POST - China — the world’s second-largest economy — is in the midst of a lengthy period of...
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Opinion – China is aging. Can it accept the clear solution?
By Keith Richburg
/ September 23, 2024
THE WASHINGTON POST - The Chinese government this month announced it was stopping overseas adoptions of Chinese babies, ending a...
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Opinion – Facing repression on the streets, Africa’s protests spread online
By keith
/ September 2, 2024
THE WASHINGTON POST - Morara Kebaso Snr is a Kenyan who describes himself in his online profile as “A Dangerously...
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Opinion – Kenya’s fed-up Gen Z is delivering a message we need to hear
By keith
/ August 7, 2024
THE WASHINGTON POST - What in the world happened to Kenya? This started out as a stellar year for the...
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Opinion – Hong Kong is more Chinese, but don’t call it ‘another Chinese city’
By keith
/ July 12, 2024
THE WASHINGTON POST - Hong Kong recently marked 27 years since the former British colony was handed over to China....
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Opinion – South Africa’s new government is making heads explode
By keith
/ June 19, 2024
THE WASHINGTON POST - That giant whooshing sound you may have heard coming from Africa’s southern tip was a collective...
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Opinion – A million people marched in Hong Kong — and changed the city forever
By keith
/ June 7, 2024
THE WASHINGTON POST - Five years ago, on June 9, 2019, I watched 1 million people march through the streets...
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Opinion – American students have soured on China. That’s bad for the U.S.
By keith
/ May 22, 2024
THE WASHINGTON POST - For nearly three decades, throngs of young Americans looking for an exotic overseas adventure have headed...
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